1991 Audi 200 Quattro Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1991 Audi 200 Quattro is built around the exact year, engine and trim of your car, drawing on the turbocharged 2.2L inline-five (engine codes 3B and MC) so every torque value and procedure matches what Audi actually published for it, not an approximation borrowed from another model year.
Engines covered
- 2.2L inline-five — SOHC, turbocharged, gasoline
- 2.2L inline-five — DOHC, turbocharged, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 4-door sedan
- 4-door wagon
Trims covered
- Base
- 20v
- 20v Avant
- Avant
Known issues on the 1991 200 Quattro. Four recalls are on federal record for this model year. The first covers a rear speaker amplifier: a capacitor inside it can leak electrolyte and create an unwanted conductive path, raising the risk of the amplifier overheating and starting a fire. The second covers the transaxle differential, which loses oil over time to evaporation; low oil accelerates bearing and gear wear and can cause the drive wheels to lose power or the front wheels to lock, leading to sudden deceleration and loss of control. The third covers the jack supplied with the vehicle, whose trunk instruction label is incorrect, risking injury from the jack collapsing if used improperly. The fourth covers the front airbag sensor, which can fail to meet durability standards over the vehicle's life and inadvertently trigger deployment without warning. Owners have filed 10 complaints for the year, and no technical service bulletins are logged. The factory diagnostic and repair procedures behind each of those systems are here.
Whether you're tracing a differential oil leak, inspecting the airbag sensor, or servicing the turbocharged inline-five, it keeps you on the OEM procedure and correct specification for your specific 1991 200 Quattro.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. AN ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR CONTAINED IN THE AMPLIFIER FOR EACH REAR SPEAKER COULD LEAK AN ELECTROLYTE, WHICH MAY IN TIME AND IN THE PRESENCE OF HUMIDITY, CAUSE AN UNWANTED CONDUCTIVE PATH.
THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN THE AMPLIFIER OVERHEATING AND A POTENTIAL FIRE RISK.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AMPLIFIERS FOR THE REAR SPEAKER ASSEMBLIES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 10, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE A
THE DIFFERENTIAL OIL OF THE TRANSAXLE IS LOST OVER TIME DUE TO EVAPORATION. LOW OIL LEVELS CAUSE PREMATURE BEARING AND GEAR WEAR AND EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE DIFFERENTIAL.
IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE, THE VEHICLE'S DRIVE WHEELS COULDLOSE POWER. IN EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES, THE FRONT WHEELS LOCK, CAUSING RAPIDDECELERATION RESULTING IN POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACC
DRAIN AND REPLACE THE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR OIL WITH OIL HAVING HIGHER PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS.
INSTRUCTION LABEL IN THE TRUNK OF VEHICLE IS INCORRECT FOR THE JACK SUPPLIED WITH THE VEHICLE.
INCORRECT USE CAN RESULT IN THE JACK COLLAPSING, WITHINJURY TO INDIVIDUALS UNDER OR NEAR VEHICLE DURING COLLAPSE.
SUPPLY INSERT TO OWNER'S MANUAL NOTING CORRECT USAGE, AS WELL AS A CORRECTED INSTRUCTION LABEL FOR THE TRUNK.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME AIR BAG SENSORS DO NOT COMPLY WITH AUDI'S DURABILITY STANDARDS OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE.
IN THE EVENT THE SENSOR SHOULD MALFUNCTION, THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM CAN INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY. DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITHOUT WARNING COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONT
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTROL MODULE.
This special notice is to inform dealers to return all part numbers listed in the document and order the superseded part numbers going forward.
Due to increasing requests for high voltage personal protective equipment (HVE PPE) for dealer technicians working with high voltage vehicles (Hybrid, Plugin Hybrid, Electric Vehicle), the Volkswagen Tools and Equipment Team has identified
AUDI: ENGINE, ON SOME VEHICLES, WOULD RUN IRREGULARLY OR HAVE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON OR POSSIBLE FILTER ELEMENT FOR CAMSHAFT ADJUSTMENT VALVE CAN LOOSEN AND IN OIL CIRCUIT, THERE IS NO DAMAGE FROM LOOSENED PARTICLES. MODEL ALL.
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HEADLIGHT AIMING, USING HELLA UNIVERSAL BEAMSETTER. *KB
RIGHT REAR SPEAKER INTERNAL AMPLIFIER HAS A HIGH OCCURANCE OF FAILURE WHERE SPEAKER ASSEMBLY CATCHES FIRE UNEXPECTEDLY, FILLING PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WITH TOXIC SMOKE AND POSSIBLY RESULTING IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN A REAR SPEAKER, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, STATING THAT AUDI AND THE MANUFACTURER OF RADIO (BOSE) HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT FAILED TO MAKE ANYONE AWARE.*JB
A FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE REAR COMPARTMENT AND WAS EXTINGUISED. THE FIRE WAS STARTED BY AND LIMITED TO THE BOSE SPEAKER.*AK
REAR SPEAKER IGNITED WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR FILLED ENTIRELY WITH BLACK, ACRID SMOKE BY THE TIME I PULLED OVER. WAS HOLDING MY BREATH WHILE BRINGING CAR TO A STOP. CAR WENT UP IN FLAMES AND IS A TOT
REAR SPEAKER CRACKLED AND HISSED. PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. FOUND OUT ABOUT RECALL AND HAD THEM "FIXED" BY A DEALER IN DANVERS. CRACKLE AND HISSING STOPPED. CONFIRMED FIRE HAZZARD BY OTHER CAR
CONSUMER CONCERNED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE DUE TO SPEAKER NOISE (ELECTRICAL PROBLEM). NLM
THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE DRIVERS DOOR FAILS FROM FLEXING WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED AND CLOSED - CAUSING POWER WINDOWS AND LOCKS TO ACTIVATE INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. *TR
THE CAPACITOR FOR THE REAR SPEAKER AMPLIFIER WILL SHORT OUT WHICH COULD CAUSE REAR SPEAKER TO CATCH ON FIRE. DEFECT IS SAME AS RECALL98V284000,. BUT THIS MAKE AND MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED . *AK
Showing the 8 most serious of 10 complaints filed with NHTSA.
